Clinton saga gingerly handled in history textbooks (LEGACY ALERT!)

AP ^ | 12/27/05

[boomop1]

PU and other u's.

[Bullitt]

Yet teachers and professors already preach that GWB is a criminal.

[billorites]

[billorites]

[ricks_place]

Pre-College School books must be "G" rated NOT "G-string" rated.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

History will judge Clinton as the American Nero.

He diddled away while terrorists struck time and time again.

And he did nothing but pass the problem to his successor.

He knew that he had neither the stomach for the fight nor the respect of the troops to persue the course.

[emiller]

Oh sure, he was the joint in time, he was so influential. Things were going along just fine, and then Boss Hogg had to come in and ruin everything. Of course, it all started with the hippy generation, but it culminated with him. He sigle handedly sentenced this country to a slow decline and death. Shows how much one evil man can do.

[SolidSupplySide]

As a general rule, history teachers don't teach the past 20-30 years or so. The teachers simply don't want wacky parents to object to events the parents remember with bias. Even if the textbook covered topics within 20-30 years, the course ends before those topics are reached. Think about it. I bet everyone's knowledge of history is the poorest in the 20 years or so before they were born.

That said, there is no need for lurid details about the Clinton impeachment. It was a straightforward case of perjury and obstruction of justice. Why discuss the lurid details? I bet the people complaining about it are the very same ones who think the Clinton impeachment was about sex.

[Marine_Uncle]

Slicko made it a bit difficult for any historian that actually may want to write from an honest few point. How the heck does one say the Pres used to love to use cigars on a young women while in a closet giggling while his security advisor who just loved to stuff his jock strap and socks with classified materials keep phoning him concerning 30 minute maximum window in time to do something about Usama bin Laden, as he walked about a terrorist compound in his white robe.
Slicko has a sicko.

[newcthem]

Unfortunately for our youth, the teachers in the public school, who largly remain ignorant of history (and many other subjects) will always portray BJBubba as the next best thing to a Saint.

[operation clinton cleanup]

The Nixon tapes were key evidence in proposed impeachment... what was the evidence mentioned in Clinton's impeachment in the textbooks?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Of course, it all started with the hippy generation, but it culminated with him.

Yes, that is true. Do you have evidence to the contrary?

[GaltMeister]

I bet the people complaining about it are the very same ones who think the Clinton impeachment was about sex.

On the other hand, the more they say that, the more Clinter's legacy boils down to a BJ. The more moonbats try to minimize Slick's scandals and shortcomings, the more they cement his piss-poor and laughable legacy. What a bunch of maroons ... hehehe.

[tillacum]

Is President Reagan mentioned in any high school history books, as the fellow who knocked down the communist walls?

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Unfortunately for our youth, the teachers in the public school, who largly remain ignorant of history (and many other subjects) will always portray BJBubba as the next best thing to a Saint.

Fortunately my son (now 19 and attending FIT in Melbourne, FL), learned more history from his dad than from his teachers.

We made it a family specialty....pizza many times.......to discuss current events and learn from them.

Now I have a son who questions the media and his profs......and comes to his own conclusions.

An educated voter is a patriot.

[HankReardon]

What's so murky about what Bill Clinton was impeached for? Allow mw to give a try.

The president of the United States, in an attempt to fix a court case in which he was the defendant and an American citizen was the plaintiff with which he intended to deny Justice committed numerous crimes including, but not only the four articles of impeachment which were brought against him; Perjury, Witness Tampering, Obstruction of justice and Abuse of Power.

How'd I do? Not murky at all to me. Oh, as you see, Bill Clinton was not impeached for sex.

[HankReardon]

President Reagan's tax cuts are mentioned in textbooks as mostly favoring the wealthy. Reading this a testbook prompted my first "letter to the editor".

[Valin]

Translation: It was all about sex. :-)

[4Liberty]

"....Absent are any the lurid details of his relationship with Monica Lewinksy that spiced up daily news report..."

Why? Wouldn't be any more 'lurid' or 'explicit' than what they hear in the average sex ed class...

Clinton's history should be placed right after feminism, sexual harassment movement. Just to show what hypocrites the dems are.